Chatelaine-pin.



No. 68!,934. Patented Sept. 3, l90l. N. J. SMITH.

CHATELAINE PIN.

(Appiication filed June 14, 1901..

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NOYES JUSTIN SMITH, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO' G. A. DEANCOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CHATELAIN E-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 681,934, datedSeptember3, 1901.

Application filed June 14, 1901.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, NoYEs JUSTIN SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement inChatelaine-Pins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to an improvement in pins for supporting aseries of articles connected to the pin.

The invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction whereby awatch and a series of articles may be connected. with the pin.

Figure 1 is a front view of the improved chatelaine-pin. Fig. 2 is arear view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing thespring-wound watch-chain. Fig. 4 is a trans verse sectional view of thepin.

The object of the invention is to provide the chatelaine-pin with anextensible watchchain, so that a watch carried in the belt to which thechatelaine-pin is attached may be secured.

In the drawings, a indicates the face-plate; a, a circular recess orcavity in the back of the face-plate; b, a circular cap, the peripheralrim b of which extends into the cavity a; c, a perforated platepivotally supported around the post 0, secured to the back of the capI); d, a ring on the plate a; d, a spiral spring secured at one end tothe post a and at the other end to the ring (1, and e a flexible chainsecured at one end to the ring d, extending through the opening 19 inthe rim b and secured to the watch-chain swivel. The faceplate a extendsbeyond the peripheral rim of the cap I), and the cap extends rearwardbeyond the face-plate sufficient to permit the free movement of thewatch-chain. To the back of the cap 6 are secured the hinge g, on whichthe pin g is secured, the hook g and Serial No. 64,539. (No model.)

a number of loops 9 to which the pendants g are secured.'

To secure ready access to the interior for the adjustment of the springor chain, the cap I) is provided with the lip b which enters an undercutin the cavity a and with the snap edge I) enters a depression or hole inthe spring-post b.

The watch is secured to the chain-swivel f, and when the chatelaine-pinis secured, as usual, to the belt the watch is securely held againstloss by the watch-chain. When the Watch is withdrawn for examination,the watch-chain is drawn out against the tension of the coiled springand is automatically drawn in by the rotation of the ring d, operated bythe coiled spring.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- In a chatelaine-pin, the combination with theface-plate at, having the cavity a in the back of the face-plate, thecap I) detachably secured to and projecting beyond the back of theface-plate, the pin g pivotally secured to the back of the cap 17, anumber of devices g and the pendants g 9 of the plate a, the fixed posta on the back, the ring d, the coiled spring d connected with the post aand the ring (1, the watch-chain e secured at one end to the ring cl,and the chain-swivelf secured to the other end of the Watch-chain, asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

N. JUSTIN SMITH.

Witnesses:

A. E. HAGERTY, J 0s. A. MILLER.

